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How to deal with serious horse riding injuries

This month’s article from Cory Jones, Director at Medi-K and First Aid Training Co-operative, discusses what basic first aid can be done to help someone with a major traumatic horse riding injury. We hope as horse riders you never have

What is Saddle Fit?

Finding the right saddle is key to maximising comfort, enjoyment and performance for both you and your horse. However, the initial purchase is only the beginning of the journey. The Society of Master Saddlers, share their top tips for maintaining your saddle’s

How safe is your Headcollar?

Headcollars are one of the most commonly used pieces of horse equipment. In fact, 88% of owners use a horse headcollar every day*. As riders, we have safety equipment to protect ourselves, such as boots, hats and body protectors but how safe is your headcollar?

Collecting Ring & Warm-Up Rings

for Dressage, Show Jumping, Cross Country, and Showing

This is your 10 step guide featuring all you need to know about collecting rings (also referred to as warm-up rings) including important etiquette information!

For many horse riders,

Having a happy, fit and confident horse is every rider’s dream. So how can you help get your horse to this point? Hacking and off-road riding are great places to start. Variety truly is the spice of life, so taking time out of the school to introduce your horse to different sights and sounds

In this month’s article, we look at first aid skills every horse owner and rider should know. Taking us through soft tissue injuries, ankle injuries and how to deal with broken bones is Cory Jones, Director at Medi-K and First Aid

Let’s talk rugs…! We all love buying them, we all have a growing collection and never know when to throw away that rug with 50 rips and no buckles left because one day we might need it and if we're honest we're also a little bit attached to it. But do we know what we’re buying,

Clare MacLeod MSc RNutr is a Registered Equine Nutritionist who provides unbiased peace of mind with nutrition solutions for owners who want the very best for their horses. She provides bespoke consultancy and runs a regularly updated extensive library of nutrition information at the Equine Nutrition

When Michaela Waddington found her two-year-old Arab, Diesel, tangled in an electric fence wire she feared the worse. A call to get out the vet and months of treatment followed...

How it happened:

Diesel, a pure-bred Arab, was a two-year-old when it happened,